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Chapter 253 Big Miner

The more star warlocks, the greater the power.

In addition to the powerful abilities directly brought by the title of a fourth-level star warlock, more importantly, it is the appeal.Attracting more star warlocks to his side will naturally increase their power invisibly.Jiang Huang's power is more than 10 times greater than it is now in the post of the Royal Astromancer.An Feng and Liu Kuang star warlocks also have considerable advantages over other fourth-level star warlocks.

Of course Cheng Jinzhou hopes that his strength will increase, but the more so, the more he cares about the character of the star warlock he cooperates with.

In this respect, he is different from other astrologists.

Bai Jing looked at him incomprehensibly, Xi Wuyong looked at him, and the other five star warlocks also looked at him.

Under the pressure of seven people, Cheng Jinzhou coughed, cleared his throat and said: "Our main work now is three things, making explosives, mining, and making steam engines. As you heard, they are all practical, and two of them are manufacturing Yes. If you are interested in this aspect, welcome, if not, sorry..."

According to him, a mathematician who studies calculus and mechanics are as incompatible as a pork seller and a fruit seller.

But what he didn't expect was that all five star warlocks raised their hands.

Cheng Jinzhou seems to have forgotten that the astrologists of this era are all true geniuses.If they want to make something, then they must have a way - self-confidence comes from practice, and astrologists discriminate against practice because it is too simple.

What's more, what Cheng Jinzhou couldn't think of is still to come.

There will be more and more astrologists hearing about Cheng Jinzhou's achievements, more and more astrowarlocks will hear about the achievements of Cheng Jinzhou's team, and more and more astrowarlocks will find a place that will evaluate new franchisees of the Star Warlock.

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Scientists in the early days of world history actually wore several hats.

Take Newton, which everyone is most used to, as an example.He was a mathematician first, a physicist second, theology next, and in the invention of the steam engine he also contributed to the power of theory.

In addition, there are more interesting examples. Qian Xuesen, the father of China's two bombs and one satellite, has declared countless times that the reason why he was able to develop nuclear bombs, hydrogen bombs and satellites was not because of messy scientific principles, but because of in-depth research and learning of Marxism. Philosophy of doctrine... Leaving aside whether he is good at philosophy, he is definitely good at being an official.

No matter what the comrades say, all in all, no matter what the geniuses have to do, it is much simpler than ordinary people.

Don't be jealous, some people are just born to get more with less effort.

As an aristocrat, Cheng Jinzhou didn't have to work hard for his life. As a genius, astro-warlocks wanted to study some mechanical problems, and it seemed like they could do it with their hands.

The five star warlocks all found reasons to stay.Among them, Warlock Duan Xiangxing insisted on carrying out his mathematical research, and was recognized by Warlock Jiang Huangxing to a certain extent, and joined his calculation team.The older Wen Rui and Huang Xuan don't really believe in calculus, but they still hope to participate in Cheng Jinzhou's team, so they hang out with Xiao Wen every day, looking like they are studying the problem of vacuum—it seems to be a relatively pure Theoretical issues, as far as astrologists are concerned, are already embarrassing practical studies.

Warlock Liang Yuxing, unexpectedly by Cheng Jinzhou, was very interested in planting crops. In his words: the interest has long been there, but there is no time to realize it.

Zhu Jingsheng's talent in chemistry is average, but since he is willing to join, Bai Jing, Qian Lan and others will not stop him. Researching explosives is also a hard job.In particular, Cheng Jinzhou likes to develop continuously upstream and downstream.

As a result, before Cheng Jinzhou knew it, his team increased by another 5 people, and the total number reached an astonishing 17 people, almost like an army.

Although everyone did not clearly regard Cheng Jinzhou as the leader of the team—mainly because of the existence of Star Warlock Jiang Huang—but in daily chats and discussions, they could already clearly feel the approval of many Star Warlocks.

Such recognition is not easy.Under the premise that no more content could be leaked, Cheng Jinzhou carried out a painstaking and difficult re-creation process. He often used 17th-century knowledge to explain 17th-century knowledge, and tried to make the main direction correct.

Everyone's problems and their ability to solve problems also gave Cheng Jinzhou a lot of help.His 14-year-old little head has almost started the process of redevelopment again.

Yisu also seemed to take the time to train Cheng Jinzhou, and his movements always had a lot of purpose.When he needs Cheng Jinzhou to study, Xiao Cheng will feel a sense of crisis inexplicably.

In the second week when the five star warlocks temporarily joined, Jiang Huang star warlock came to the seminar with his own whiteboard.

He is very old, and it is almost impossible to create well, but he likes the process of thinking very much, and hopes to devote his last decades to mathematics and science, regardless of whether there is any reward.

Because of this, Jiang Huang likes the scene of the seminar even more, here, he can touch the flash of thinking every time.

Several gentlemen who are good at chemistry have already started a heated discussion.Manufacture of nitroglycerin and large-scale production of nitroglycerin are completely two concepts.For example, the manufacture of soda ash in the period of the Republic of China was known as the foundation of industry. Its manufacturing technology was firmly controlled by a few foreign companies, and countless chemists devoted their entire lives to research—the so-called research is the industrial method. As for the experiment Indoor production, college students of that era could master it at will.

Jiang Huang listened quietly, not expressing his opinion easily.

The current Cheng Jinzhou team has some differences from the normal Copenhagen team.Because the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Copenhagen only studied physics and focused on the emerging thing of quantum physics.

In Daxia, the research directions of the astrologists are different, and the content of the discussion is naturally different.In the past, everyone would limit the content to mathematics and science, but with Cheng Jinzhou's encouragement, chemistry and mechanics have become the main content of the discussion.

There is no way to do this. When science has not developed greatly, it is a willful behavior to study something alone. Cheng Jinzhou is willing to let the discussion be free.

As long as the discussion persists, anyone can join and exit a discussion group at any time. This method seems to be more conducive to the use of the geniuses of the star warlocks.

There will often be astrologists who study mathematics and science, and say something useful in mechanics, and the latter will inevitably help the former.

Jiang Huang adjusted a good position for himself, beckoned the apprentice star warlock to hand him a cup of tea, and then slowly sipped it.

After Cheng Jinzhou entered the arena, he sat next to Warlock Jiang Huangxing, and after greeting him, he took out his pen to record.Seriously participating in the discussion is not only Mr. Yisu's request, but also a practical need, so as to ensure his influence among the star warlocks.

In Daxia, power may be able to maintain the officialdom and the army, but it cannot maintain the relationship between the star warlocks.

After listening for a while, Jiang Huang suddenly asked Cheng Jinzhou, "What do you think of their discussion?"

"Whose one?" Cheng Jinzhou was stunned by the sudden question.

"The essence of combustion." Jiang Huang was talking about the content of the chemistry group. He tapped the pen lightly, and said: "The star warlocks in Xingzhou also tried to extract phlogiston in the early years, but they never succeeded. ..."

"Do you believe in the phlogiston theory?"

Jiang Huang smiled and said, "I'm not very familiar with this aspect, so I want to hear your opinion."

"I thought you were really concentrating on calculus." Cheng Jinzhou teased and said, "I don't believe in phlogiston."

"What about the metal calcination experiment?"

What the two men were talking about was a famous mistake.In the early days of chemistry, people believed that fire was a material entity composed of countless small and living particles.This particle can not only combine with other elements to form compounds, but also exist in free form.As a verification, someone tried to calcine the metal and weigh it accurately, and found that the metal became heavier.

Therefore, the statement "metal + phlogiston = ashes" is very popular among people.

Now we know that metal calcination increases weight because oxygen in the air forms compounds with metals, thereby increasing the amount of oxygen, but in the 17th century, people would believe that it is one of the evidences for the existence of phlogiston.

Cheng Jinzhou had no intention of joining this big debate.Because there are not many people who pay attention to chemistry, and at the same time, it is not possible to overthrow the theory of phlogiston.In history, Lomonosov was able to overthrow the phlogiston theory, mainly relying on two points - mass conservation and precise quantitative analysis, neither of which belonged to the category that gentlemen in the 17th century could accomplish.

Plus, he didn't want to be more conspicuous.

Seeing that the members were having a heated discussion, Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Heat is caused by movement, and heat can trigger combustion. Our star array can also prove this. There is no such thing as phlogiston in reality."

"Maybe we just didn't find it." Jiang Huang leaned on his chair and smiled, "Didn't Cao Feng discover smaller creatures recently? We will always have a way to see more small creatures."

Cheng Jinzhou smiled but did not answer, it is indeed a little troublesome to prove it accurately.On the contrary, the experiments of Cao Feng and Jin Xi are amazing. They have begun to study the composition of cells, such as chlorophyll, etc., and they have entered the naming process.

As you can imagine, this is an act that can get a lot of contribution points.

While speaking, Erwin crawled over from his mechanical group and urged: "Mr. Cheng, you have to find a way to get more workers. If you wait any longer, my experiment will not be able to go on. We just It was discussed that a larger steam engine should be built."

"How big is the steam engine? How to solve the material? Need a lot of steel?"

"You can entrust Xia Jing's association to help make it." Erwin clapped his hands and said, "I want to make a bigger and bigger steam engine, first make a 20-meter-high one, and then a 30-meter-high one. One day I will be able to make a boat A steam engine of the same size can drain rivers and lakes at will and reclaim more farmland..."

We can't expect the astrologers of this era to have much environmental protection spirit.

But seeing Erwin's excitement, Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help being infected.

If you add the Covenant, he can indeed do more.

Jiang Huang was used to being a leader, so he asked calmly, "How do you plan to get more workers?"

"First drive away the people from the nearby mines, and then more than 1000 workers will be added."

"What next? Increase wages?"

Erwin squeezed his eyes and said, "I don't care, I only want workers."

Cheng Jinzhou shook his head and laughed, "Then when the seminar is over, let's go meet the gentlemen from the nearby mine.

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Dean first discovered coal about 60 years ago, and it has since entered a slow process of development.

Because the quality of coal is mediocre, and the local Jianhe is not navigable, it is almost impossible to sell coal to other places—cheap coal can’t even earn back the freight.

However, only relying on the thousands of people in the county town, or a little bit of ceramic industry consumption, the coal mines in De'an are still in the state of small coal kilns after 60 years of development.The workers sign the contract of sale to the mine owner, and then dig coal in the dark coal kiln where they cannot bend down, and then pull out the coal in a crawling state, and finally settle the wages with the mine owner based on the weight of the coal.

Cheng Jinzhou occupied all the areas near the coal mine, and the reason why he didn't drive them away immediately was that he was not yet proficient in the operation of the coal mine, and also needed them to temporarily provide De'an with the coal he needed.

But under Erwin's strong request, the existence of several small mines seems really unnecessary.

As soon as the discussion was over, Cheng Jinzhou called Lu Xu and prepared to fly over.

Considering his current status, he simply called Xu Guinian again and asked him to hold Lu Xu's feet and lift off together. Xiao Wen followed behind, wearing a hat to cover his foreigner's face.

Poor Xiancheng, who is over 50 years old, has loose muscles from being blown at high altitude, and he really experienced the feeling of an aircraft without a roof.

The three small coal mines next to De'an are all connected together.The winding dirt road connects to the last cave dwelling and stops moving forward.From a distance, you can see the piles of ore they piled up in the center of the site, as well as workers resting in twos and threes.

The capitalists are also so cruel and ruthless. The poor environment in the mine is caused by the objective environment, but the mine owners will allow the miners to have more adequate sleep.In fact, in addition to malicious publicity, slightly more overtime pay and less regular wages are the basis for attracting workers to work hard.And the three mines will also compete.

The combination of Cheng Lu and Xu Guinian in official uniform easily attracted people's attention. First, the guards of the mine ran there, and then the three mine owners gathered together.

De'an's coal mines have been in the hands of the Cui family, the Xu family and the Chen family since a long time ago.The relationship between the three families is not bad, especially recently, the common danger has brought them together, like a group of monkeys who saw a tiger, or a team of wild boars who saw a jackal.

Lu Xu looked at the messy people below, even surrounded by weapons, and smiled happily, feeling that it was time to take action again.Xu Guinian closed his eyes in fear and held Lu Xu's thigh tightly with both hands.

Under the amazed eyes of the crowd, Lu Xu and the two landed in the most open place in the mine.

The three mine owners quickly ran over.They had expected the new county magistrate to come, so they slept in the mine all day, but they didn't expect him to come so late.

More ordinary miners looked at Cheng Jinzhou and Lu Xu with infinite curiosity, and many of them had never seen a real star warlock in their lives.

The down-to-earth feeling made Xu Guinian recall for a long time, until Lu Xu shoved him, the county magistrate finally woke up, and said in a very bold voice: "Where is the mine owner?"

"The little one is here." The three guys who had been waiting there for a long time fell to the ground and kowtowed their heads.

Even according to Daxia's rules, they can be regarded as a great gift to meet each other.

Cheng Jinzhou's face turned pale, and he said, "Are you the owners of those mines?"

The three looked at each other and whispered: "We are all deputy mine owners."

"What about the mine owner?"

"Going to another place."

Cheng Jinzhou was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing. It seems that the residents of Daxia have long understood the practice of nationalization.

He nodded noncommittally, and said: "Then from today, the three mines will stop working, the reason is..."

While speaking, he looked at Xu Guinian.

The county magistrate was born in Juren, so his reaction was slow. After thinking for a long time, he said: "We need to check the income of the three mines for tax collection."

"Then I dare to ask, sir, how long will the work be suspended?" one of the deputy mine owners asked in a low voice.

"Let's stop until next year's tax payment." After Cheng Jinzhou finished speaking, he said to Xu Guinian, "Go and gather everyone together to announce the matter, and bring everyone to the mine in our county. Lest the miners have no source of income and cause trouble.”

Xu Guinian took the opportunity to run away quickly.The mine owners in De'an County are all related to Jinchuan and even Nanling. Although they can't compare with Cheng Jinzhou, they can definitely crush him to death as an eighth-rank official.

Erwin patted the shoulders of the three deputy mine owners lightly and said: "Don't worry, if the miners need someone in the future, they can come to you again."

The three of them laughed and didn't dare to say anything.

When the mine owners left, they told them many rules, but most of them were the way to deal with when the county officials appeared.But facing Cheng Jinzhou, who was a magistrate and astrologer, he lost his temper.

Groups of miners were gathered together.Among all kinds of jobs, the most tiring and dirtiest are not necessarily coal miners, but their work must be one of the most tiring and dirtiest.Compared with the underground life in Daxia, the coal mines in the 21st century are simply paradise.

Erwin is worthy of being a star warlock born in the temple. Following the crowd, he described a wonderful future life to everyone one by one: white flour or rice can be eaten every day, meat can be seen every day, and there is a new life every ten days. A big meal...

Although by the standards of future generations, Cheng Jinzhou's mines are also synonymous with sweatshops, but by Daxia's standards, it is almost a high-level treatment.

After Xiaowen explained the treatment that is available and not available, he even made a publicity statement: "Anyone with brothers and sisters in the family can receive De'an to work, no matter whether they have skills or not, as long as they are willing to contribute, there will always be a bowl of rice. Food, if you are willing to learn, we have dedicated people to teach technology, learn how to use machinery, and then you can sit there and work every day..."

He said a series of words quickly, and obviously used the church's missionary methods, which made many people's eyes straighten.

Cheng Jinzhou shook his head amusedly, and was about to leave while riding on Lu Xu.

He came to the mines here, that is, to see the scale of the local area.It's a pity that there is no special impact. Seeing those workers crawling out of the mine the size of a dog hole with only a bag weighing forty to fifty catties, one can know that the efficiency of single-person production is extremely low.

At this moment, the mine owner of the Cui family who was kneeling in the middle raised his head and said in a low voice: "My lord, do you want more people?"

"Oh, do you have connections?" Cheng Jinzhou stopped.

"Yes."

"how is it like?"

The mine owner of the Cui family didn’t seem to want to just say that, so he took a careful look at Cheng Jinzhou and said, “The little one can find someone for you, that…”

Cheng Jinzhou knew what he meant, and said directly, "How much?"

"A tael of silver per person." The other party immediately became cheerful.

"Is it a worker or a slave?" Cheng Jinzhou continued to ask.Workers and slaves are different. Although slaves do not need to pay wages, they need full-time security guards and their work efficiency is low, although they are not suitable for mining.

"There are workers and there are slaves." Probably because he didn't know Cheng Jinzhou's preferences, the mine owner said it carefully.

Cheng Jinzhou raised his chin and asked, "Your name?"

When he speaks now, he is already very condescending and aristocratic.It's like people who have been in BJ for a long time have the smell of the imperial capital, those who have been in New York for a long time have the smell of copper, and those who have been in the toilet for a long time have a peculiar smell.

"The young one is called Cui Huo."

"Well, Cui Huo, the specific price, workers or slaves, how old, how strong, etc., you go and talk to the people below." Cheng Jinzhou waved his hand and said: "If you can get 1 people, Young Master, I will reward you very much."

He is about to step into the threshold of a three-star warlock, and if he talks about the price with ordinary people, not only will the price drop, but he will also be more likely to be scammed.

Cui Huo happily kowtowed again, his forehead was covered with bloodstains.The other two deputy mine owners were a little foolish, probably just pretending.

Xiao Wen happily counted his new workers, and said happily: "From today onwards, you are the honorable members of the De'an Coal Mine. We will mine, we will make steam engines, and we will dig more and more coal mines. mine……"

Lu Xu asked boredly, "We don't kill people?"

"Nobody killed."

"And don't fight?"

"There are no astrologers."

"Where's the one over there?" Lu Xu said and stretched out his finger.

Cheng Jinzhou raised his head and saw two small black dots flying over from the clouds in the distance.

"Little Wen." He called out quickly, then quickly patted Lu Xu's left shoulder and shouted, "Climbing."

The star array behind the two of them lit up like fire, and the blue star array could be seen through the clothes.The turbulent mobilization of star power obviously aroused the other party's idea. They continued to move forward at the original speed, but the altitude was gradually increasing.

In the battle of the star warlocks, whoever masters the altitude will master the air supremacy.

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Beyond the word count: Today's chapters have been merged into a large chapter.

Seeing that two-thirds of this month has passed, Struggle Bird persisted tenaciously.

At the end of the month, according to regulations, the monthly ticket award must be over 500 tickets.Now it’s halfway, and I want to give up the monthly pass, but I feel that the previous roar was wasted. Now I’m going to shout again, I don’t know if you have a new monthly pass, or you haven’t voted yet...

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(End of this chapter)